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artnr TOY CANNON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 706,399, dated August5, 1902.

Application fled October 23. 1901. Serial No. 79.694. (No model.)

To 1f/ZZ wtmn it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARCHIE G. FIFER, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Quincy, in the county of Adams and State of Illinois, havemadea certain new and useful Invention in Toy Cannons; and I declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of .the same, suchas will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to makeand use the invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification. y

The invention has relation toltoy guns; and

.it consists in the novel construction and combinations of parts, ashereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating the invention, Figure l is aperspective view of a toy cannon having my invention applied thereto,and Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal sectionV of the same.

In the drawings the letter a designates the platform or bed, on whichrests the gun-carriage b, connected to said base by means of a pintle c,so that the carriage can be turned in any direction.

The carriage h consists of the base d, the cheeks e e, and thetrunnion-pins g g, which are seated in bearings h 7i of said cheeks.These pins have heads k, which project outside of the cheeks, and theyare provided with inner extensions, which are made a little tapering, sothat when they are pressed into the apertures in the sides of the gunwith a turning motion they will become sufficiently well securedthereto.

a represents the gun or cannon, which is of any ordinary form, themodern reinforced pattern being preferred.

Through the barrel portion is formed the bore p, which is shoulderednear the rear end of the narrower part of the barrel, the bore in rearof said shoulder, as at q, being of larger diameter than the portion rin front of the same. The rear end of thebored portion is provided withan interior screw-thread t to engage the threadn of the plug@ of thebreechclosure u, which when the parts are assembled together is screwedup closely against the rear face of the barrel. A slot s is madelongitudinally and vertically into the bore at its middle portion, theends of said slot being about ing manner. ledge of the trapezoidal scaris inclined slightly `movement of reciprocation.

equidstant from the trunnion-pins in front and in rear thereof.

In the rear portion of the bore is a coiled spring f, the rear end ofwhich rests against the inner end of the plug of the breech-closure andthe frontend of which engages the headed end D of the plunger G, saidheaded end being normallyin engagement with the interior shoulder n ofthe bore, hereinbefore referred to. The body of the plunger extendsforward into the smaller portion of the bore, reaching normally nearlyto the muzzle.

The sear A is an angular plane-sided piece which extends into the slot sand is pivoted at its front end therein by a transverse pin B, extendingthrough the lower portion of the body of the gun. The rear end of thesear A is provided at its upper portion with an oblique slot E, in whichplays the transverse connecting-pin F of the forked trigger H. Thetrigger is attachcdto the sear by means of a bow-spring K, which playsin the interval be- .tween the branches of the trigger and operates tohold the sear up in the bore in a yield- When -so held up,^the underdownward and rearward from the upper portion of the wall of the bore. Inrear of the fork the trigger is provided with a short slot I, throughwhich passes a headed pin or stud J, which is secured to the body of thegun and serves to hold the trigger in flat position against the gun,while allowing it a short Normally the trigger is pushed backward by thespring K, this action carrying the transverse connection F to the rearand lower end of the oblique slot E of the sear, elevating the rear endof the latter in the bore.

lrVhen the arrow or shaft formed missile is pushed into the bore fromthe muzzle, the plunger is pushed back until its head is caught by theupper rear corner of the springsear in the bore. The gun is then set. Inorder to discharge it, the trigger is slightly pushed forward. Thisaction causes the connection F to move forward in the oblique slot E,lowering the rear end of the sear until the head of the plunger isdisconnected therefrom, when the mainspring f at once acts, throwing theplunger forward and the missile out of the gun.

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,As a miniature cannon this device is sufficiently like a modern pieceof ordnance to afford instruction, and as its parts are strong anddurable it is not readily put out of order. The parts are all detachableand the trigger and sear of such simple form that should they becomebroken it would be an easy matter to form new parts from a strip of flatwood or other suitable material.

Having described this invention, What I claim, and desire to secu re byLetters Patent, 1s-

1. The combination with the slotted and shoulder-bored toy gun, of themainspring and headed plunger, the pivoted angular spring-catch andreciprocating trigger, substantially as specified.

2. The combination with the slotted and shoulder-bored toy gun, of theangular slotted catch, the reciprocating trigger, movablyconnectedtherewith, the spring connected with said trigger and bearingagainst the catch, the mainsprng and the headed plunger, substantiallyas specified.

3. The combination with the slotted shoul der-bored and screw-breechedtoy gun, of the mainspring, and headed plunger, the pivoted catch, andthe reciprocating trigger, connected to said catch, substantially asspecifled.

4. The combination with the shoulderbored toy gun, its screw-breechpiece, the mainspring, and headed plunger, of the catch and trigger, thebed and pivoted carriage, substantially as specified. y

5. A toy gun, comprising a bed, a pintlecarriage, a slottedshoulder-bored gun and screw-breech, trunnion-pins, a mainspring andheaded plunger, a pivoted spring-catch, and a reciprocating triggerconnected thereto, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ARCHIE G. FIFE R.

Witnesses:

ANsoN M. BROWN, ARTHUR L. STOCKS.

